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The week ending Oct. 16 was a nonstarter for daytime syndication thanks to the double whammy of Major League Baseball playoffs on four of the days and extensive Jan. 6 House Committee hearings. The two big events blew out shows with preemptions in some cases or proved to be crushing competition in others. For example, […]

Jeopardy had the most Nielsen buzz in the session ending Oct. 9, ticking up 4% from the week before to a 5.2 live-plus-same-day national Nielsen rating, and taking undisputed control of the game show and overall syndication leads. Family Feud, which had been tied with Jeopardy, fell 4% to a 4.8 and landed in a […]

Live with Kelly and Ryan flourished in the first full week of fall, forging ahead to its highest rating since May and leading all talk shows for the 19th week in a row (including ties) in the session ending Oct. 2. The Nielsens had Live spiking 7% to an 18-week high 1.6 live-plus-same-day national rating, […]

The game show takes top honors with a 5.0 in the week ending Sept. 25, while Sherri topped the freshmen pack with a steady 0.7.

Syndication was lively in the session ending Sept. 18, which was the first week of the new season for many shows. Jeopardy was the overall leader, jumping 23% from the previous week’s repeats to a 4.9 live-plus-same-day national Nielsen rating. Family Feud was a close second, falling 4% to a 4.8. Wheel of Fortune spun […]

Live with Kelly and Ryan and Dr. Phil both generated ratings steam and continued to duel at the top of the talk shows, tying for the third week in a row and running away from the field in the Labor Day session ending Sept. 11. Live, which leapt 7% to a three-week high 1.5 live-plus-same-day […]